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After shootout, man accused of attempted murder of an officer appears in courtroom No snow, Biddeford man wounded in leg — See page 3 no go: Brennan takes aim at governor: Proposed Rail jam MaineCare deficit a ‘manufactured crisis’ — See the story on page 3 event put on ice See page 7

‘Clean energy’ initiative fails to make ballot See page 16

Mayor Michael Brennan, speaking to reporters yesterday outside Mercy Hospital, predicted more people would rely on emergency rooms if Gov. Paul LePage’s plan to eliminate MaineCare coverage for 65,000 people is enacted. (CASEY CONLEY PHOTO)

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Search for aliens needs funding HAT CREEK, Calif. (N.Y. Times) — E.T. might be phoning, but do we care enough to take the call?

Operating on money and equipment scrounged from the public and from Silicon Valley millionaires, and on the stubborn strength of their own dreams, a band of astronomers recently restarted one of the iconic quests of modern science, the search for extraterrestrial intelligence — SETI, for short — which had been interrupted last year by a lack of financing.

Early in December, a brace of 42 radio telescopes, known as the Allen Telescope Array, nestled here in the shadow of Lassen Peak, came to life and resumed hopping from star to star in the constellation Cygnus, listening for radio broadcasts from alien civilizations. The lines are now open, but with lingering financial problems, how long they will remain that way is anybody’s guess.

Astronomers now know that the galaxy is teeming with at least as many planets — the presumed sites of life — as stars. Advanced life and technology might be rare in the cosmos, said Geoffrey W. Marcy, the Watson and Marilyn Alberts in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence professor at the University of California, Berkeley, “but surely they are out there, because the number of Earthlike planets in the Milky Way galaxy is simply too great.”

A simple “howdy,” a squeal or squawk, or an incomprehensible stream of numbers captured by one of the antennas here at the University of California’s Hat Creek Radio Observatory would be enough to end our cosmic loneliness and change history, not to mention science. It would answer one of the most profound questions humans ask: Are we alone in the universe?

Despite decades of space probes and billions of NASA dollars looking for life out there, there is still only one example of life in the universe: the DNA-based web of biology on Earth. “In this field,” said Jill Tarter, an astronomer at the SETI Institute in Mountain View, Calif., the “number two is the all-important number. We count one, two, infinity. We’re all looking for number two.”

But the story of SETI is the story of a dream deferred by politics, a lack of money and the technological challenges of searching what astronomers call “the cosmic haystack”: 100 billion stars in the galaxy and 9 billion narrowband radio channels on which aliens, if they exist, might be trying to hail us.

Politics and the recession have crimped astronomers’ budgets and left the institute’s scientists with a kind of siege mentality.

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With polls on his side, Romney stays on the attack

BY MICHAEL D. SHEAR THE NEW YORK TIMES

Mitt Romney continued to pummel Newt Gingrich on Monday, a day before the primary in Florida, even as his rivals began shifting their focus to later contests, with polls showing Mr. Romney with a commanding lead in the state.

Mr. Romney rallied with supporters in Jacksonville on Monday morning, the first of three events as he sought to bounce back from his loss in South Carolina with a convincing victory over Mr. Gingrich in Florida.

A Quinnipiac poll released Monday morning showed Mr. Romney with a 14-point lead over Mr. Gingrich. The survey of likely Republican voters gives Mr. Romney 43 percent and Mr. Gingrich 29 percent.

Mr. Romney’s campaign is not letting up. An e-mail to reporters early Monday morning was titled “An Overdose of Grandiose” and mocked Mr. Gingrich’s statements about himself. Speaking to a large morning crowd in Jacksonville, Mr. Romney began his critique of Mr. Gingrich after only 30 seconds.

“I think the real reason he hasn’t done so well connecting with the people of Florida is

that people actually saw him in those debates, they listened to his background and his experience,” Mr. Romney said of Mr. Gingrich. “They learned, for instance, that he was paid $1.6 million to be a lobbyist for Freddie Mac, and they said that’s not what we want in the White House.”

When someone in the crowd yelled out that Mr. Gingrich should be sent to the moon, a reference to Mr. Gingrich’s proposal to build a moon base in eight years, Mr. Romney had a quick reply ready.

“The idea of the moon as the 51st state is not really high on my mind,” Mr. Romney said.

The size of Mr. Romney’s lead in the polls appears to be having an effect.

After campaigning in Florida for nearly a week, Rick Santorum announced Sunday that he would begin campaigning in the Midwest after going home to be with his 3-year-old daughter, who was seriously ill. Ron Paul campaigned almost not at all in Florida, spending his time in Nevada, Maine and Colorado.

And Mr. Gingrich, who has seen his large lead in Florida evaporate, vowed over the weekend to mount a “straightout contest for the next four or five months.”

Hamas leader takes rare trip to Jordan AMMAN, Jordan (The New York Times) — Khaled Meshal, the leader of Hamas, made a rare and pointedly low-key visit to Jordan on Sunday, days after Hamas officials signaled that he had effectively abandoned the group’s base in Damascus, the Syrian capital. Mr. Meshal and a delegation from Hamas’s political bureau, including his deputy, Mousa Abu Marzook, arrived in Amman with the crown prince of Qatar, Sheik Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, and met with the king of Jordan, Abdullah II. It was the first official visit to Jordan by Hamas’s leader since the group’s former headquarters in Amman were shut down by the Jordanian government in 1999, forcing the group to relocate to Damascus. Moves toward reconciliation are a delicate issue for both sides.

Jordan wants to restore relations with Hamas, the militant Palestinian group that controls Gaza, because the group is an offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood, whose Islamist allies are forming new governments around the Arab world, and because Jordan wants to remain an influential go-between in the region, especially in the IsraeliPalestinian conflict. But Jordan does not want to damage its relationship with Hamas’s chief rival, President Mahmoud Abbas and his Fatah party, nor to anger Jordan’s allies, Israel and the United States.

Mr. Gingrich held several rallies across Florida on Monday as he sought to counter Mr. Romney with appeals to the state’s Tea Party and evangelical voters. Mr. Gingrich spent much of Sunday promoting the endorsement late Saturday by Herman Cain, a former rival for the nomination and the former chief executive of Godfather’s Pizza.

At a stop in Pensacola, Mr. Gingrich made direct appeals to Jewish voters, criticizing Mr. Romney for eliminating kosher food for elderly Jewish residents of nursing homes while governor of Massachusetts. He also said he would open an American embassy in Israel in Jerusalem.

The mention of Mr. Romney and kosher food, new to Mr. Gingrich’s repertoire, apparently stemmed from a recent New York Post article that said that as governor, Mr. Romney vetoed $600,000 for Jewish nursing home residents for kosher food.

(The Romney campaign told the Post that he had vetoed the financing to try to avoid higher reimbursement rates.)

Mr. Gingrich, the former speaker of the House, also appeared Monday morning at a rally in Jacksonville with Michael Reagan, one of Ronald Reagan’s sons. Mr. Gingrich

said the endorsement from the younger Mr. Reagan should settle any questions about who carries the mantle of the former president.

Mr. Reagan said he had decided to back Mr. Gingrich because of the work that Mr. Gingrich did with his father during the 1980s and ‘90s.

“He has done more to elect Republicans to office in this country than any other person truly on the planet that I know of,” Mr. Reagan said of Mr. Gingrich.

And Mr. Reagan cast the choice facing Florida voters as a similar kind of choice that faced voters when his father was starting his national political career.

“That is the battle we are having today, between the Rockefeller Republicans and a true Reagan conservative Republican,” Mr. Reagan said.

Elsewhere in Jacksonville, Mr. Romney derided Mr. Gingrich’s assertion that he would fight for the nomination all the way to the convention in Tampa in August.

“That’s usually an indication that you think you’re going to lose.” Mr. Romney said. “When you say, ‘I’m going to go on no matter what happens,’ that’s not a good sign.”

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The news came after DiPietro reported police say the girl’s Ayla missing on Dec. father, Justin DiPi17. etro, and two other He was in the house Ayla Reynolds adults at the Waterwith his girlfriend, ville residence where Courtney Roberts, she went missing know more than and his sister, according to the AP. what they have told investigators, “We think they know more than according to published reports. they’re telling us,” McCausland Police were pressing the three told the wire service. adults for more information Officials would not say how Monday after a Department of much blood was found in the home Public Safety spokesman, Steve and family members only stated McCausland, told the Associated that it was “more blood than a Press that statements made to small cut would produce,” accordpolice don’t “pass the straight-face ing to reports. test,” according to reports.

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Man accused of attempted murder of an officer appears in federal court

BY MATTHEW ARCO THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

A 22-year-old man charged with attempted murder for shooting at a U.S. Marshal waived his right to a bail hearing Monday during his first appearance before a judge.

Arien L'Italien, of Biddeford, appeared in U.S. District Court wearing a yellow prison suit and moving around the courtroom with a limp and the help of a walker since being shot in his right leg Friday by federal agents.

Authorities say they returned fire after L'Italien pointed a gun at them and pulled the trigger after they attempted to arrest him on charges that he stabbed a man in the neck. The exchange occurred in Portland near Cumberland Avenue and Mellen Street at about 5:30 p.m. Friday.

The incident prompted law enforcement officials to cordon off a block of Mellen Street Friday night.

L'Italien waived his right to a preliminary hearing Monday and agreed to remain behind bars while he is prosecuted for attempting to kill a federal officer and being a felon in possession of a firearm.

He faces up to 30 years behind bars and the possibility of a $500,000 fine.

According to court documents, "L'Italien turned toward (a U.S. Marshal) and raised his hand" while attempting to flee from capture Friday. The agent "saw a muzzle flash" and heard a gunshot moments before several authorities returned fire.

L'Italien was hit by a single bullet, officials said. A .40 L’Italien caliber handgun was lying on the pavement next to him, according to officials.

"It freaked me out," said Briana Scalzone, a Portland resident who lives three doors away from where the shooting occurred.

"I heard what I thought sounded like fireworks," she said, adding she recalled hearing about six or seven shots fired. "All that I heard (after that) was a

commotion and lots of dogs barking."

Four members of the Maine Violent Crimes Task Force were tracking L'Italien on an elevated aggravated assault warrant issued by York County Superior Court.

He is accused of stabbing a 20-year-old man in the neck with a knife at the man's house following an altercation in Biddeford on Jan. 1, police said.

"L'Italien has several convictions which lead us to believe that he has violent tendencies," stated Chief Deputy JoAnne Fisk, of the Biddeford Police Department, regarding why the U.S. Marshal's Service was assisting other local law enforcement in his arrest last week.

He has also been arrested in Biddeford for burglary, assault, criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon, criminal trespass and violations of conditions of release, Fisk, said.

"L'Italien is very well known to Biddeford OD," she stated.

In September 2010, L'Italien was arrested by Portland police officers after smashing an Old Port see SHOOTING page 9

LePage’s MaineCare cuts could cost city at least $2M

BY CASEY CONLEY THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

The governor’s plan to close a $221 budget gap would kill jobs, shift costs to municipalities and send more people to hospital emergency rooms, Portland Mayor Michael Brennan said yesterday.

The plan, which Gov. Paul LePage says is necessary to erase a shortfall in the state Department of Health and Human Services budget, would eliminate Medicaid coverage for 65,000 people and cut funding for other services.

The plan would also eliminate $2 million in funding for city programs that help the homeless, students and new mothers, the mayor said.

Standing at the entrance to Mercy Hospital’s emergency room, Brennan called the situation “a manufactured crisis,” and accused the governor of “making threats” about shutting down schools. BrenLePage nan urged the Legislature to find the savings across the entire $6 billion state budget, not just in health and human services.

“I am hopeful that the legislature will step back and take a more prudent view of the whole budget,” said Brennan, a former state senate majority leader.

LePage wants lawmakers to enact stricter MaineCare eligibility requirements which would eliminate 65,000 of the 361,000 current enrollees. MaineCare is the state’s Medicaid program.

Legislators have been meeting in Augusta to find a solution, although no final compromise has been reached.

The impact of those cuts would be felt far and wide,

from hospitals that would need to treat more uninsured people to health workers that would be laid off to local taxpayers that would have to pay more for welfare assistance, Brennan and others argued.

Portland would lose funding for: its homeless health clinic, nutrition and prevention programs, school-based health centers and targeted services that help homeless get homes and jobs. A home visitation program for new mothers would also be affected.

The mayor also predicted that people who lost MaineCare coverage would have no choice but to seek medical attention at emergency rooms.

“From our perspective ... the cuts that are proposed are way too much, way too fast, without any thought about the alternatives,” said Eileen Skinner, CEO of Mercy Hospital, who described LePage’s plan as a “nuclear option.”

All told, Mercy could lose up to $6 million per year in reimbursements for treating MaineCare recipients, while all Portland hospitals combined would lose $20 million, Brennan said.

Suzanne McCormick, president and CEO of United Way of Greater Portland, asked the governor and lawmakers to remember that their decisions will affect thousands of people.

“They are people,” she said. “We are making inhumane choices for humanity. People is what this is really about, and there are alternatives to balancing the budget that will not take such a great toll on people.”

Adrienne Bennett, the governor’s spokeswoman, says there really aren’t any alternatives. Of the state’s roughly $6.1 billion two-year budget, about 80 percent of that goes to education and health and human services.

“We have been overspending for years within the DHHS Medicaid program and it has finally caught up to us,” Bennett said. “These decisions are difficult, but if changes are not made, DHHS will run out of money in April. That’s the reality.”

She added that MaineCare eligibility has been expanded over recent years and paid for with federal funds, which are drying up. She said LePage wants to scale back MaineCare enrollment to serve only vulnerable populations, not able-bodied adults.

LePage has threatened to shut down schools in Maine if the Legislature fails to close the shortfall in a satisfactory way. He is also seeking a federal waiver to make the structural changes to the state’s MaineCare program.

Brennan, who spoke as ambulances came and went from the hospital and cars honked as they drove past, pledged to fight LePage’s request for a waiver. He also said Portland would not be closing schools in May, regardless of what the governor does.

“That’s basically just making threats,” Brennan said. “It’s very unfortunate that he is basically saying, ‘We are either going to provide health insurance for people, or we are not going to provide education for our children.’”

State Rep. Peter Stuckey, D-Portland, was one of several lawmakers to attend the event. He predicted some kind of compromise measure would be reached that preserves some programs the governor wants to cut.

But he also suggest the problem wasn’t as serious as the governor is claiming.

“Frankly I think there is more of a priorities crisis than there is a fiscal crisis,” he said, referring to a recent tax cut package approved by the legislature that reduced state revenues by $150 million over two years.

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Why Maine should value clean elections Recently, Maine’s system of publicly financed elections has been criticized as an expense Mainers can no longer afford. As the current economic downturn has resulted in declining state revenues, it makes sense to reexamine government expenditures, even for programs that enjoy broad public support. To determine the value of Clean Elections, three questions should be asked: what is the current cost of Clean Elections, what is the return on our investment, and what would state elections look like absent public financing?

As far as statewide expenditures go, the cost of Clean Elections is minimal — a mere two dollars per person per year. For about the price of a cup of coffee, the Maine Clean Elections Fund provides public financing to qualified candidates running for the offices of State Representative, State Senator and Governor. At only a couple of dollars per person, our first-in––––– the-nation campaign financing Guest system requires only a modest Columnist expenditure.

So what exactly are we getting for our money? Frankly, a lot. Perhaps the best way to think of the Clean Elections system is as a firewall against corruption. Public financing allows legislators to govern free from the influence of lobbyist dollars, a benefit enjoyed by far too few lawmakers around the country. Constituents benefit in additional ways, since when legislators opt to use public financing, they spend less time seeking donations for reelection and more time meeting with and serving their constituents. Just as importantly, Clean Elections allow our democracy to be more representative of our state as a whole. It allows those of us without personal fortunes or networks of wealthy friends to run for office competitively.

And when voters have a wider range of choices, it makes it easier for us to hold our representatives accountable.

Given these benefits to the candidates, constituents and the system at large, it should be no surprise that a full eighty percent of members of the legislature use Clean Elections. This eighty percent cannot accept private contributions, and thus are not beholden to special interests. They may not use their time in office to build a campaign war chest for use in their next election, as doing so would cause them to lose eligibility for public financing. Clean Elections simply do more than any other program

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Jive talkin’ Well, he had to get up there and say something. In this particular winter of our discontent, the wispiest nostrums and baldest lies will do. America is not interested in reality. America is a ninehundred pound man imprisoned in a fetid trailer bedroom begging for one more case of Little Debbie Cocoa Cremes before the front-end-loader bashes through the wall to haul him to intensive care. America just wants to hear another story about its own wonderfulness before that happens.

America’s soul is so lost that it has disappeared into the same cosmic wilderness that MF Global’s client accounts were last seen entering.

Mr. Obama keeps telling nationwide audiences that “we have a supply of natural gas that can last America nearly 100 years.” That is just not true. If he believes it then he is either 1) getting treasonously bad advice from dishonest advisors or 2) not reading reports issued by his own agencies or 3) just making crap up. This was the same week, by the way, when the U.S. Department of Energy dropped its estimate for the Marcellus shale gas play by 66 percent, while the estimate for all U.S. shale basins went down 42 percent. The shale gas industry is another Ponzi

James Howard Kunstler ––––– Kunstler.com bubble that is about to founder on a scarcity of investment capital. Just watch.

The “energy independence” trope is a lie, too. At least in the sense that Mr. Obama means — that we can run the suburban infrastructure and all its accessories by other means than fossil fuels. He just says it because it makes voters feel better. By the time they find out it was just a story, he won’t need their votes anymore. Meanwhile, we’ll do nothing to prepare for a different way of life, and so, necessarily, the result will be an obscene scramble for power and resources that will leave a lot of people dead.

The topper for me, though, was the President’s cheeky announcement that he’d ordered the Department of Justice to form a “special unit” to investigate mortgage fraud and other lethal irregularities in the banking sector. The fact that his congressional audience did not bust out laughing shows what a convoca-

tion of craven and perfidious cat’s paws they are. Note to readers: the DOJ has a long-established criminal division fully empowered to prosecute all the familiar scams of our time from NINJA lending to the robo-signing of titles to MERS mortgage mischief, to the bundling and sales of booby-trapped CDOs — up to and including whatever Jon Corzine thought he was doing at MF Global.

Notice how lame the major newspapers and cable news networks were in responding to Mr. Obama’s impudent japery. None of them, including The New York Times, bothered to ask Attorney General Eric Holder what he’s been up to along these lines for the past three years. It is really hard to account for the stupendous incompetence of the news media in recent years. Of course, I’m allergic to conspiracy theories and the only explanation that adds up for me is the diminishing returns of technology. Among other untruths we’ve embraced collectively is the idea that computer-distributed information amounts to knowledge and understanding, tending toward judgment. Apparently, it’s only made our society much dumber and more irresponsible. After all, see KUNSTLER page 5

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America’s shale gas industry is just another Ponzi bubble KUNSTLER from page 4

none of the supposed media watchdogs even asked The New York Times or The Wall Street Journal, or CNN and a hundred other outlets why they didn’t interview the Attorney General of the United States and ask him why he has not been taking care of the business now assigned to this special unit.

Not included in the State of the Union message was any reference to the provision in the recently signed National Defense Authorization Act that allows the U.S. government to suspend due process of law and use the military to arrest and indefinitely detain U.S. citizens on vague and opportunistic charges of “suspicion” You will remember a month ago when Mr. Obama signed the law and issued a “signing statement” that said his administration would not carry out these specific provisions. Did anyone notice that it is an impeachable offense for the president to state his opposition to enforcing the law?

In which case, why isn’t there a bill of impeachment making its way through Congress right now?

I’ve had enough of Obama, though I voted for him in 2008. I won’t vote

Did anyone notice that it is an impeachable offense for the president to state his opposition to enforcing the law? for him again. But I’m not altogether confident that any of us will be voting for anyone in the fall of 2012. Too many systems we depend on are spinning out of control. I suppose we will continue feeding ourselves a diet of lies and evasions until circumstances become so extreme that language itself loses all relevance and only real action will answer. I believe that moment is approaching in the yet-tobe-acted-out political uproars of the spring and summer. In the meantime, American leadership is bankrupt.

Just accept the fact that America has no legitimate leadership. The vacuum is total and we know how nature feels about a vacuum.

(James Howard Kunstler is the author of several books, including “The Long Emergency,” “The Geography of Nowhere,” and the “A World Made By Hand” series. You can hear his weekly podcast online at KunstlerCast.com.)

What would Maine’s political system look like without publicly financed elections?

LYONS from page 4

to remove the influence of money in politics.

What would Maine’s political system look like without publicly financed elections? The numbers behind national congressional races, which are not publicly financed, reveal a great deal. According to Harvard Law professor Lawrence Lessig, members of Congress spend as much as seventy percent of their time fundraising.

Because a mere one-quarter of one percent of people contribute over two hundred dollars per election cycle, this means members of the United States Congress spend more time with that fraction of a percent than they do with the remaining ninety-nine percent of constituents. In effect, unless your name is on the fundraising list, don’t expect a call from your Senator.

And unless you’re showing up with a check, don’t plan on a meeting.

And this is perhaps most striking — unless you can raise the $10 million — the amount it took to run a successful United States Senate campaign last year — don’t bother running. (For the House, a successful race cost $1.4 million.) In other countries, soliciting millions of dollars from interested parties to support your political ambitions is called corruption — only in America do we call it “fundraising.”

It’s no surprise then that Mainers value their Clean Election system.

These are the reasons we contribute in five-dollar amounts to the Qualifying

Contributions fund, and the reasons we check “Yes” to support Clean Elections on our state income tax forms.

Mainers have shown again and again that we stand behind the program we initiated. We stand behind our system of publicly financed elections for the simple reason that it works.

The benefits of Clean Elections are many, and the cost is small. Publicly financed elections allow a broader range of well-qualified citizens to run for elected office, and makes sure that those who win answer to their constituents, not special interests.

The example of our broken federal campaign finance system provides a stark and corrupt contrast. Mainers have worked hard to pioneer a better system, but only with constant vigilance and support will we be able to continue to enjoy the benefits of Clean Elections. When challenges arise, as they have thanks to recent decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court, we must regroup and work together to strengthen and protect our program.

Clean Elections help all Mainers, whether Republican or Democrat, Independent or Green. Our democracy is better for it, and whether measured in terms of cost, benefit or possible alternatives, Clean Elections remain a resounding success. This success is something all of us should be proud of.

(Wells Lyons is a new attorney in Portland. He serves on the Elections Committee of the Maine League of Young Voters.)

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Branch may not be the threat he was when he caught 21 passes in the two Super Bowl victories, but he is very much a part of the highpowered Patriots offense.

Branch started 15 games this season, missing only the Dec. 18 game at Denver. He managed two games of 100-plus yards, scored five touchdowns, and had a 61-yard touchdown catch against Denver in the divisional playoff game. He caught two passes in the Patriots’ 23-20 victory against the Baltimore Ravens in the A.F.C. title game.

Branch has his own piece of Patriots history, being the only one not named Tom Brady to win a Super Bowl Most Valuable Player award for them. In New England’s 24-21 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl XXXIX, Branch had 11 receptions for 133 yards, becoming the first wide receiver since Jerry Rice in 1989 to be chosen as the Super Bowl M.V.P. The 11 catches tied Rice and Dan Ross for the most receptions in a Super Bowl, a record that Wes Welker tied in Super Bowl XLII. The year before, in Super Bowl XXXVIII, Branch had 10 catches for 143 yards and a touchdown, giving him two of the top seven receiving performances in Super Bowl history. Only Rice (33) and Andre Reed (27) have more Super Bowl receptions than Branch’s 21, and they each played in four Super Bowls.

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Memorial Swish-Out Childhood Cancer Challenge winners noted DAILY SUN STAFF REPORT The largest field of teams in the 18-year history of the Dr. Noel Paradise Memorial Swish-Out Childhood Cancer Challenge, presented by Maine’s credit unions, helped the event to set a new fundraising record by raising $28,149 for the Maine Children’s Cancer Program, organizers said.

Maine’s longest running benefit basketball tournament took place on Sunday, Jan. 29, and featured three divisions, including the second annual Junior Swish-Out for Middle School students. The recordsetting amount brings the tournament’s 18-year total to nearly $230,000 raised.

The tournament field was comprised of 40, co-ed teams of adults from organizations, businesses and families from around southern, central and eastern Maine, and six co-ed teams of middle school students from towns across southern and western Maine.

On the court, V-Tec Learning Center of South Portland won the Elite Division championship, its sixth straight first-place finish in the event, with Wright Express of South Portland, cPort Credit Union of Portland, Scarborough and Augusta, and CGI of Scarborough rounding out the top four, organizers announced.

In the Just For Fun Division, K.L.R. (in memory of Kristin Lynn Ready) of Portland beat out all other contenders to win the championship, with Simps & Bros. of Bath, 320ink of Cumberland, and CTI of Falmouth, the other top four finishers in the divi-

sion. Finally, the winner of Junior Swish-Out was the Oxford Hills Vikiings, with Greely, Portland Saints and Portland B-Ballers completing the top four in that division.

Portland Boxing Club welterweight advances to Golden Gloves finals Portland Boxing Club novice welterweight, Jayson Richter, advanced to the Finals of the Northern New England Golden Gloves “with two impressive and hard-fought wins over two very tough rivals,” reported Head Coach Bob Russo.

Richter first scored a unanimous decision over Anthony Collins of Lewiston to advance to the semifinals where he defeated local favorite John Haley of Burlington, Vt., Russo reported.

Richter, who served with the U.S. Marines and is now a pre-med student at University of Southern Maine, “showed good defense and countered back with the more accurate punches in a thrilling backand-forth battle,” Russo reported.

Richter joins Portland Boxing Club teammates open class middleweight Jeremy Whitham, open class light welterweight Casey Kramlich, open class featherweight Juan Lopez, and open class women’s featherweight Liz Leddy in the finals of the Northern New England Golden Gloves Championships to be held in Burlington on Saturday, Feb. 4.

Winners of the finals tournament in Burlington will advance to the New England Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions in Lowell, Mass on starting on Friday, Feb. 10.

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City’s Downtown Showdown falls victim to lack of snow

BY DAVID CARKHUFF THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Officials have called off the fourth annual Downtown Showdown, an event which was billed to once again feature New England’s top freestyle skiers and riders on ramps and rails in Monument Square. (Photo courtesy of Sunday River)

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The mountains of Maine won't be coming to Portland after all.

The city and Sunday River and Sugarloaf ski resorts have cancelled their fourth annual Downtown Showdown rail jam event, which was scheduled for Portland’s Monument Square on Friday, Feb. 3.

"We regret to announce “This week, it that the fourth doesn’t look annual Downlike a very town Showdown has been cangood chance celled," the ski for any snow areas reported on the Down- accumulating town Showdown downtown.” event website Monday. "While — Chris Legro, meteoroloSunday River and Sugarloaf gist with the have had consisNational tent snowmaking weather and Weather Sergreat natural vice in Gray snowfall during the month of January, the city of Portland experience limited snowfall and warmer temperatures and the event has fallen victim to this lack of snow in the city. Both resorts have been busy building terrain parks, so in place of the event this weekend come on up and join us for the real thing."

"It's pretty much based on a lack of snow in the city right now," said Ethan Austin, Sugarloaf's communications manager, Monday. "The city made the call this morning that they didn't really think they would be able to pull together quite enough snow, and we agreed."

"This week, it doesn't look like a very good chance for any snow

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City called off event due to lack of snow SHOWDOWN from page 7

"It's been tough for us to keep that snow around especially with that rainstorm that we had last week, it doesn't help to maintain the snow," he said.

A warm spell midweek this week won't help.

As of Monday morning, the city only had a snow depth of 2 inches, Legro said.

Billed as an "urban rail jam" where organizers "bring the mountains of Maine to the metropolitan streets in the form of a five-story, snow-covered rail and staircase feature," the Downtown Showdown relied on snow that was trucked in from city parks.

Already, a mild January has played havoc with other winter events.

Due to warm temperatures last week, the first Wipeout Wednesday winter sports event at Payson Park was canceled. The first Wipeout Wednesday now will take place on Feb. 1.

Portland Recreation and Ski Maine host Wipeout With only a few lumps of ice visible, Joseph Poole waits for friends in Monument Square Friday. Monument Square was the scheduled site of the Downtown Showdown for Wednesdays, a program Friday, Feb. 3, but on Monday, organizers announced that the event has been cancelled. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO) designed to encourage now through Feb. 4 which incorpothe National Weather Service in Gray, On Monday, Sunday River reported participation and access rates live music, the city's museums said Portland recorded only 2.5 inches 110 trails open and Sugarloaf 100 to winter sports for Portland youth. and galleries and shopping. The event of snow in December, including .7 trails, and both resorts claimed ample WinteRush, a winter carnival the largely skirts weather-dependent inches on Christmas Day. This made snow. city launched three years ago, will not activities, focusing on indoor attracthe month the 14th driest December "The skiing's been great, we picked be happening this year. Instead, the tions or outdoor clinics. in 131 years of weather records, tying up 10 inches of snow from Friday into Portland Downtown District is staging Steve Capriola, meteorologist with the years 1881 and 1888, he said.

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The governor will congratulate and deliver remarks to Legacy Publishing Company at a ribbon cutting ceremony in Westbrook, when the business will announce the expansion of a new customer engagement center, the governor’s office reported. The new center is located a few minutes from their Westbrook headquarters and employs 125 Mainers.

— Staff Report

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RIGHT: Derek Wade stands on Cumberland Avenue around 8:30 p.m. Friday night near the intersection of Mellen Street, where police cordoned off a block in response to a shooting.

Wade said he heard the shots from his nearby residence. Federal authorities shot a man wanted on a warrant out of Biddeford.

FAR RIGHT: Police blocked off a section of Mellen Street in Parkside Friday night after the shooting. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTOS)

Suspect was sentenced to 18 months behind bars for robbery SHOOTING from page 3

business' display case with a rock and attempting to flee the store with four Rolex watches valued at nearly $20,000, according to records.

He was sentenced to 18 months behind bars for the robbery.

In his criminal complaint, authorities say he also has a May 2008 conviction for assaulting a police officer.

Federal prosecutors and L’Italien’s court-appointed attorney, David Beneman, declined to comment on

Arien L’Italien, of Biddeford, is accused of stabbing a 20-year-old man in the neck with a knife at the man’s house following an altercation in Biddeford on Jan. 1. the case Monday.

The U.S. Marshal for Maine, Noel March, explained the Maine Violent Crimes Task Force is under the umbrella of the U.S. Marshal’s Office and was formed in July 2007.

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“A fugitive isn’t somebody who merely has an arrest warrant to appear in court,” he said. “It’s someone who doesn't want to be found.”

Since it was formed, the task force has apprehended more than 500 fugitives.

Friday’s exchange with L’Italien was the first time since the task force was formed that shots were fired and there were any injuries during the serving of a warrant, March said.

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By Holiday Mathis SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Have no fear of failure. If you can’t make something work now it just means that you were meant for a different kind of challenge. Besides, you do a stellar impression of a glorious phoenix rising up from the ashes.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21).

You feel rich within. Your self-confidence is deep, and you know you have much to give. You’re almost ready to merge your assets and share your confidences with another person.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19).

Even when you feel you have enough to survive and be happy, you will keep working. You hate to feel idle, and it brings you personal satisfaction to excel beyond what is necessary.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). The contrast between your laid-back style and the preferences of a tidy, logical and overly detailed person may be a source of friction. If you can find a compromise, what you accomplish together will be absolutely brilliant.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You will feel like you’ve been left in the dark on a certain topic and the unknown is daunting. But you’re too courageous to let that stop you. Shine your mental flashlight, start poking around and you’ll find your way.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Jan. 31). It will be as though you have the golden touch. It’s not important to you to win all of the time, but you’ll revel in the victory that comes in the next six weeks. You bring harmony to your family and other groups. There will be a happy change in April. Your work will be prominently featured in June. Cancer and Virgo adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 40, 25, 1, 12 and 15.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). In order to know what’s best for you, you have to know yourself. You’ll learn the most about yourself through your conversations with the deeper thinkers in your midst.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Intimate encounters, life passages and joint enterprises unfold in the weeks to come. As you cherry pick your activities today, you’ll appreciate that much is available to you now that wasn’t before.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Go into long-term arrangements with great caution, especially when finances are on the line. You would be wise to look to the person behind the venture rather than at the venture itself.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Negotiations and compromises are the outward manifestations of inner security.

You know how safe another person really feels by the way he or she sorts out the details of a deal.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You may feel a strong pull toward positions of leadership and power. You like to be in control and may even feel that you need to be in charge or everything will not get done the detailed way you prefer.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You will put aside your need to have everything unfold as it’s “supposed to,” and you’ll embrace the spirit of drama that colors this day. It will feel right to let your emotions lead you into a highly creative state of mind.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Get the contact info of anyone you find interesting. You’re likely to come into contact with a wide array of characters, most of whom you may not meet again unless you make the effort to do so.

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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Tuesday, Jan. 31, the 31st day of 2012. There are 335 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On Jan. 31, 1961, NASA launched Ham the Chimp aboard a Mercury-Redstone rocket from Cape Canaveral; Ham was recovered safely from the Atlantic Ocean following his 16½-minute suborbital flight.

On this date: In 1606, Guy Fawkes, convicted of treason for his part in the “Gunpowder Plot” against the English Parliament and King James I, was executed.

In 1797, composer Franz Schubert was born in Vienna.

In 1865, Gen. Robert E. Lee was named general-in-chief of all the Confederate armies.

In 1917, during World War I, Germany served notice it was beginning a policy of unrestricted submarine warfare.

In 1929, revolutionary Leon Trotsky and his family were expelled from the Soviet Union.

In 1944, during World War II, U.S. forces began a successful invasion of Kwajalein Atoll and other parts of the Japanese-held Marshall Islands.

In 1945, Pvt. Eddie Slovik, 24, became the first U.S. soldier since the Civil War to be executed for desertion as he was shot by an American firing squad in France.

In 1950, President Harry S. Truman announced he had ordered development of the hydrogen bomb.

In 1958, the United States entered the Space Age with its first successful launch of a satellite into orbit, Explorer I. In 1971, astronauts Alan Shepard, Edgar Mitchell and Stuart Roosa blasted off aboard Apollo 14 on a mission to the moon.

In 1992, leaders of the U.N. Security Council’s member states held an unprecedented summit, after which they issued a declaration on collective security, arms control and nuclear non-proliferation.

In 2000, an Alaska Airlines jet spiraled into the Pacific Ocean off Port Hueneme, Calif., killing all 88 people aboard.

One year ago: A federal judge in Florida declared the Obama administration’s health care overhaul unconstitutional, siding with 26 states that argued people cannot be required to buy health insurance. Egypt’s military promised not to fire on peaceful protests and recognized “the legitimacy of the people’s demands.” Myanmar opened its first parliament in more than two decades, an event greeted with cautious optimism by opposition lawmakers despite the military’s tight management of the event.

Today’s Birthdays: Actress Carol Channing is 91. Baseball Hall-of-Famer Ernie Banks is 81.

Composer Philip Glass is 75. Actor Stuart Margolin is 72. Actress Jessica Walter is 71. Blues singer-musician Charlie Musselwhite is 68. Actor Glynn Turman is 66. Baseball Hall-of-Famer Nolan Ryan is 65. Singer-musician Harry Wayne Casey is 61. Rock singer Johnny Rotten is 56. Actress Kelly Lynch is 53. Actor Anthony LaPaglia is 53.

Singer-musician Lloyd Cole is 51. Rock musician Jeff Hanneman (Slayer) is 48. Rock musician Al Jaworski (Jesus Jones) is 46. Actress Minnie Driver is 42. Actress Portia de Rossi is 39. Actorcomedian Bobby Moynihan is 35. Actress Kerry Washington is 35. Singer Justin Timberlake is 31.

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ANNIE’S MAILBOX Dear Annie: My mother-in-law, “Mary,” is a demanding, conceited, freeloading, depressed 60-year-old witch. She has made our lives miserable for the five years I’ve been married. Mary used to work as a nurse, owned her own home and paid her own bills. Shortly after we married, she quit her job, saying she was too depressed, and let her house go. She became an appendage to our sofa for two years. It affected our marriage so much that my husband finally asked her to leave. Not only did she call me every name in the book, but she proceeded to post fliers around town calling me a family wrecker. She then moved in with my parents for another two years. She still tells everyone that we threw her to the wolves and left her for dead.

This woman is convinced that her depression started the year my husband was born. Her parents were extremely wealthy, and even though she left home at age 16, she still thinks the red carpet should be rolled out every time she shows up. She makes plans with friends and expects to borrow our car and our cash.

Mom has doctors and therapists provided to her by the state, but she is getting worse and refuses to apply for disability. Now she is staying at our local rescue mission so she won’t “burden anyone,” but as awful as it sounds, knowing that she is still living is a burden. We want to start our own family, but the stress is overwhelming. How do we deal with her? -- Ready To Throw in the Towel Dear Ready: We were sympathetic until you said that “knowing she is still living is a burden.” We realize she is difficult, but Mary also sounds mentally ill. Healthy, well-adjusted people do not behave like this. Please contact the National Alliance on Mental Illness (nami.org) at 1-800-950-NAMI (1800-950-6264) and ask for help.

Dear Annie: I was divorced 18 years ago. I do not have a

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Here’s the problem. For Christmas, my son gave us an album with photos of our new grandson. The album also contains many pictures of my ex-wife, but only one of my wife and me, and it’s the size of a postage stamp. Could they not have created an album without all the photos of their mother?

(I think it’s even possible that my ex-wife put the album together.)

Should I ignore this? Should I ask that they consider our feelings in the future? We don’t want to display an album with pictures of my ex. -- Insulted Parents Dear Insulted: This was insensitive of your son, but probably not ill intended, so try to forgive him. You can choose whether or not to display any gift, but please don’t complain about it. If there is a way to remove the photos of your ex-wife or to have the pictures re-set to exclude her, do so. Then ask your son for a picture of his family so you can display it in a prominent place in your home. If he mentions that you already have one in the album, you can tell him why you would prefer another.

Dear Annie: My sons (now well into middle age) would never commit any of the cooking sins “California” describes, because I taught them better. They were using a microwave oven correctly by the time they were 10 years old, and a conventional oven and cooktop as soon as they were tall enough to safely reach the back burner.

If “California” has children, I hope she is teaching them proper kitchen procedures while they still live with her. And she should insist that her husband sit in on the lessons. -- St. Maarten

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Tuesday, Jan. 31 Visit by adviser to U.S. Secretary of Education 8:30 a.m. Jo Anderson, senior adviser to U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, will visit the Portland Public Schools on Jan. 31 at the invitation of the Portland Education Association (PEA). 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.: Riverton Elementary School, 1600 Forest Ave. Riverton is in the second year of a $3.4 million federal School Improvement Grant.

10:30 a.m. to noon: East End Community School (EECS), 195 North St. EECS is in the first year of a $2.7 million federal School Improvement Grant. 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.: Reiche Elementary School, 166 Brackett Street. Reiche is the first school in Maine and one of the first in the country that is led and governed by teachers. “We are excited to have this opportunity to show Mr. Anderson some of the exciting work being done in our district,” said Kathleen Casasa, PEA president. “He also will engage in conversations with local and state union leaders, district administration and members of the Portland School Board.”

MHS Book Event: Celebrating ‘A Maine Prodigy’ noon. Maine Historical Society book event. “Please join us to celebrate and hear the story behind Maine Historical Society’s publication of ‘A Maine Prodigy: The Life and Adventures of Elise Fellows White.’ White was a violinist from Skowhegan whose musical talents and adventuresome spirit took her around the country and abroad in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This new book has been compiled by Dr. Houghton White from her autobiography, diaries, letters, and photographs, now part of the MHS collections. ‘A Maine Prodigy’ was edited by MHS’s Candace Kanes, who also wrote the introduction. White and Kanes will share background on Elise’s life.”

‘Business After Hours’ Networking Event 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The DownEast Pride Alliance “Business After Hours” Networking Event at Plush West End, 106 High St., Portland. Cash bar, lite food and media table. Bring business cards to share. Find DEPA on Facebook and www.depabusiness.com. “The DownEast Pride Alliance is a GLBTQ business networking group in Southern Maine meeting monthly at local establishments for ‘Business After Hours’ events that provide a safe forum for, and help strengthen, the local gay and gay-friendly business community.”

Wednesday, Feb. 1 Cannabis Educational Day 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Medical Marijuana Caregivers Of Maine, the state’s largest Medical Marijuana Trade Organization, will be hosting the first “Cannabis Educational Day” at the State Capitol in the Hall of Flags. They will be joined by The Maine Association of Dispensary Operators, Compassionate Caregivers of Maine, Harry Brown’s Hill, Veterans Against Medical Negligence, Maine Integrative Health and Maine Hydroponic Supply “to help educate members of the public about the positive effects of the state’s medical marijuana law for patients using this natural therapy and for the local economy.” MMCM will also show the new Maine film “Science Vs. Stigma” at 11:30 in the Welcome Center of the Cross Building at the State Capitol. “This documentary highlights the scientific benefits of medical marijuana and gives voice to the people whose lives benefit from it. There will be a press conference before the film featuring people whose lives have been helped by having safe access to medical marijuana in Maine.” For more information contact Paul T. McCarrier at 615-4457 or mmcmmaine@gmail.com.

WorldQuest 2012 in Cumberland 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. WorldQuest 2012 — the Ultimate International Trivia Competition will be taking place at Greely High School in Cumberland. “Which two places besides Denmark use the Danish Krone as their primary currency?

Feeling bewildered or feeling brilliant? Questions like this will be answered by teams competing on Wednesday, Feb. 1, in the annual WorldQuest International Knowledge Competition sponsored by the World Affairs Council of Maine and hosted by Greely High School in Cumberland. WorldQuest provides students and adults an opportunity to test their knowledge across a variety of international issues. The top high school team has the opportunity to compete in the spring 2012 national Academic World Quest competition in Washington, D.C. The competition is organized around teams of 4 to 8 players. High school and college teams compete against teams formed by sponsoring corporations. Individuals may also sign up for a modest fee and be assigned to a team. The game consists of six rounds of 10 questions that are answered by teams, not by individuals.

This year’s categories are: Current Events; UN Millennium Goals: Child Health; China; NATO; US Economic Competitiveness, and the Middle East.” www.wacmaine.org/Events ?eventId=396025&EventViewMode=EventDetails

Dan Rock and Al Morton from Warmtech Solutions of Yarmouth apply spray foam, a thermal boundary used as a sealant, to the exterior of Oak Street Lofts, a new affordable housing complex in Portland. The Wright Ryan subcontractor was busy at the 37-unit apartment building last fall. The complex opened in mid-January. An open house is planned for Friday, Feb. 3., from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. during the First Friday Art Walk, according to Avesta Housing. Apartment tours will be available and refreshments will be served. The first floor gallery will showcase the art of Maine College of Art Woodworking & Furniture Design students. (DAVID CARKHUFF FILE PHOTO)

Rotary Club of Casco Bay Social

‘Next Fall’ by Good Theater

5:30 p.m. 2012 MCCP Rotary Club of Casco Bay Social.

The 14th annual Silent Auction and Wine Social to Benefit the Maine Children’s Cancer Program will be held at DiMillo’s Floating Restaurant. The 2011 auction was a huge success with over 200 attendees bidding on over 180 items we raised over $17,000 for MCCP. https://fundraising.mmc. org/netcommunity/sslpage.aspx?pid=283

7 p.m. “Next Fall” by Geoffrey Nauffts, Jan. 25 to Feb. 19.

“Good Theater presents the Maine premiere of this recent Best Play Tony Award nominee. A charming, funny and touching play about life and love from one of the writers of the hit TV series, Brothers & Sisters.” Directed by Brian P. Allen and starring Joe Bearor, Rob Cameron, Matt Delamater, Moira Driscoll Abbie Killeen and Tony Reilly. St Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St. Wednesdays 7 p.m. ($15), Thursdays 7 p.m. ($20), Fridays 7:30 p.m. ($20), Saturday 7:30 p.m. ($25), Sundays 2 p.m. ($25) with a special added matinee on Saturday, Feb. 11, 3 p.m. ($20). Reservations and information call 885-5883. Presented by Good Theater, a professional theater; the theater is in residence at the St. Lawrence Arts Center. www.goodtheater.com

‘Racing Dreams’ screening 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. “Racing Dreams,” at the Portland Public Library. The Portland Public Library announces its Winter Documentary Film Series, to be held Wednesday’s throughout the winter from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the Rines Auditorium at the Main Library. Dates for the series are: Feb. 1, Feb. 22 and Feb. 29, and March 7, March 21 and March 28. This series is made possible by a partnership between the Portland Public Library and POV (Point of View), Public Television’s premier documentary series. Films are offered free to the public and facilitated group discussions will be offered after select showings.

The award-winning POV series is the longest-running showcase on American television to feature the work of today’s best independent documentary filmmakers. POV has brought more than 300 acclaimed documentaries to millions nationwide and has a Webby Award-winning online series, POV’s Borders. Since 1988, POV has pioneered the art of presentation and outreach using independent nonfiction media to build new communities in conversation about today’s most pressing social issues.

For more information visit www.pbs.org/pov.

West End Meeting Place 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. The next West End Meeting Place will be held at the Reiche Community Center. Meeting Place is an Art At Work project to help neighborhoods develop and deepen their networks and connections through partnerships with local artists. Artists lead monthly workshops on topics designed to increase civic engagement, pride, and neighborhood knowledge. For more information, go to www.ArtAtWork.com/Projects/MeetingPlace, Facebook. com/ArtAtWork or www.ArtAtWorkProject.us.

Lyman Moore Middle School meeting 7 p.m. Parents at Lyman Moore Middle School in Portland are invited to a meeting on Feb. 1 at 7 p.m. in the Moore library to give input about the search for Moore’s next principal.

The meeting provides an opportunity for parents to discuss the characteristics that they would like to see in the person chosen to lead the school and their priorities for the position.

Seventh annual Maine Photography Show midnight. Deadline for submissions. “If you like photography you’ll like the Maine Photography Show. It is the premier state-wide juried exhibition of fine photography in Maine.

Entries are being taken now-- the deadline is midnight February 1, 2012. Open to all amateur and professional photographers with a Maine address. There are four categories you can enter although you can enter only three pictures total. The categories are: Black & White, Color, Student (18 and under) which includes photography in any of the categories, and the themed category this year: Abstract.” The 2012 Maine Photography Show opens to the public Saturday, April 14 and continues to May 5. The exhibition is produced and presented by the MPS Committee of the Boothbay Region Art Foundation and takes place at its spacious gallery, One Townsend Ave., in midtown Boothbay Harbor. 633-2703. This year, the show is being judged by André Gallant. All entries are taken online and is very easy. To enter, or to get more information, or to see last year’s show, just go to mainephotographyshow.com

Thursday, Feb. 2 Symbols of Love opening reception 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Opening Reception — Symbols of Love.

“Come join the Constellation Gallery artists for the opening of our February show ‘Symbols of Love’ in our main gallery.

Each of our artists will be exhibiting pieces that convey love in its many forms and meanings. Light refreshments provided. All are welcome.” 511 Congress St. see next page

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Trek Across Maine cycling event discussion 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Join the American Lung Association at Gritty McDuff’s, Lower Main Street, Freeport, for food, beer, prizes and fun. Meet new people while American Lung Association staff members discuss the Trek Across Maine cycling event, the organization’s largest fundraiser nationwide, scheduled for the weekend of June 15 across the beautiful state of Maine. The Trek Across Maine is a threeday, 180-mile adventure, from the mountains to the sea, providing breathtaking views, adventure and an unmatched sense of camaraderie. Proceeds from the Trek Across Maine benefits lung disease research, advocacy, and programs as well as the Fight for Air. The evening provides a perfect opportunity for those who have not yet registered for the Trek. RSVP for Beer & Bikes to Kristen Soule at ksoule@ lungne.org or (888) 241-6566, ext. 0306. For more on the Trek Across Maine, or to register, visit biketreknewengland.org.

College Night 2012 at the PMA 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Portland Museum of Art presents its College Night 2012. Cost: Free admission with valid student I.D. (or $5 at the door — cash only). “Maine college students are invited to the Portland Museum of Art for College Night 2012, featuring music by DJ Ponyfarm and live performances by The Milkman’s Union and Boy Without God, art projects sponsored by Artist & Craftsman Supply, free food and drinks, giveaways, and tons of prizes. Food will be provided by Leonardo’s Pizza, Flatbread Company, Amato’s, and drinks will be provided by Capt’n Eli’s Soda.”

CiRCA in Westbrook 7:30 p.m. “Combining ‘astonishing physical mastery’ and ‘poetic resonance’ (New York Times) with playful sensuality, Australia’s CiRCA breaks out of the big top to create a bold new vision of circus as a delightful, provocative and contemporary art form. Over the course of 80 intense minutes, the streamlined troupe of seven moves from highly connected acrobatic and tumbling sequences through fast-paced intricate scenes to a haunting finale. Blending bodies, lights, and sound — including tracks by Leonard Cohen, Sigur Ros and Cake — CiRCA’s boundary-pushing work plumbs the philosophical depths where cirque and dance collide.” Westbrook Performing Arts Center,. 471 Stroudwater St., Westbrook. Tickets: $28 $25 Students: $10. portlandovations.org or 842.0800.

Friday, Feb. 3 Oak Street Lofts open house 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. “Oak Street Lofts at 72 Oak St. in Portland officially opened on Jan. 17. This newest addition to the Arts District features 37 units of affordable, artist-friendly efficiency apartments developed by Avesta Housing. By the end of January, nine of the units will be occupied. Avesta is continuing to accept applications for the remaining units.”

The public is invited to participate in an open house from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. during the First Friday Art Walk. Apartment tours will be available and refreshments will be served. The first floor gallery will showcase the art of Maine College of Art Woodworking & Furniture Design students. The press is welcome to attend and current tenants, as well as the project design team, are expected to be available for comment.

For more information, call553.7777 or see www.avestahousing.org/properties/60/Oak-Street-Lofts

First Friday Art Walk at Constellation Gallery 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. The Constellation Gallery will be welcoming visitors with entertainment, refreshments and, of course, the wide range of original art and reasonably priced prints provided by our eight resident artists and invited contributors. “Check out ‘Symbols of Love,’ our February show on exhibit in the main gallery.” 511 Congress St.

First Friday Art Walk at Mayo St. 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Kat Lamont, printmaker; Zak Taillon, photographer; Liz Hardy, sculptor. Opening reception 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. http://mayostreetarts.org/calendar

‘Lost Trail And Beyond’ 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. First Friday Art Walk opening of “Lost Trail And Beyond,” illustrations by Ben Bishop, at The Green Hand Bookshop, 661 Congress St., Portland. On display through the month of February. “Ben Bishop gives us a look at some of his original art, including some recently published in Donn Fendler’s ‘Lost Trail,’ an adaptation of Fendler’s classic Maine book, ‘Lost on a Mountain in Maine.’ Ben will be on hand during the opening with copies of his books for a signing, and other portfolio items for your perusal and enjoyment. FMI: Contact Michelle Souliere at 253-6808 or michelle.souliere@gmail.com.

First Friday at the Meg Perry 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. First Friday Art Walk at the Meg Perry

Center, 644 Congress St., Portland. “This art show presents the work of clients, staff and consumers affiliated with the Opportunity Alliance (formerly Youth Alternative Ingraham) in Maine. The mission of Youth Alternatives Ingraham is to partner with communities and individuals to deliver a full spectrum of social services and mental health care that begins prenatally and continues throughout the lifespan.

Our programs advance healthier lives, happier families, and stronger communities. Some of the art you will see in this show was created in weekly art groups where themes of recovery, hope, empowerment, community, and creativity are used to further delve into complicated stories of struggle in recovery and community empowerment.” http:// yimaine.org

Fourth annual Downtown Showdown 5:30 p.m. until 7 p.m. Sunday River and Sugarloaf resorts will host their fourth annual Downtown Showdown rail jam event in Portland’s Monument Square on Friday, Feb. 3, from 5:30 p.m. until 7 p.m. One of the few urban rail jams in the country, the resorts partner with the City of Portland to bring the mountains of Maine to the metropolitan streets in the form of a five-story, snow-covered rail and staircase feature. For this invitation-only event, 30 of the region’s best skiers and snowboarders will be invited by Sunday River and Sugarloaf to compete and showcase their skills. Free to watch, last year’s rail jam drew in thousands of spectators who gathered around the manmade mountain to watch as athletes competed for more than $4,000 in cash and prizes.

This year’s prize purse will be valued the same.

Tanja Alexia Hollander: Are You Really My Friend?

5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Join the Portland Museum of Art to celebrate the opening of Tanja Alexia Hollander: Are You Really My Friend?. Artist Tanja Alexia Hollander and Museum Director Mark Bessire will be present to answer questions as part of the Museum’s Free Friday Evenings and Portland’s First Friday Art Walk. This event is part of Portland on Ice, Portland’s Winter Festival Jan. 28-Feb. 4.

‘Le Harve’ at the PMA 6:30 p.m. Movies at the Museum, Portland Museum of Art. Friday, Feb. 3, 6:30 p.m.; Saturday, Feb. 4, 2 p.m.; Friday, Feb. 10, 6:30 p.m.; Saturday, Feb. 11, 2 p.m.; Sunday, Feb. 12, 2 p.m. NR. “In this warm-hearted portrait of the French harbor city that gives the film its name, fate throws young African refugee Idrissa (Blondin Miguel) into the path of Marcel Marx (André Wilms), a well-spoken bohemian who works as a shoe shiner. With innate optimism and the unwavering support of his community, Marcel stands up to officials doggedly pursuing the boy for deportation.” www. portlandmuseum.org/events/movies.php

Mad Horse Theatre Company’s ‘Becky Shaw’ 8 p.m. Mad Horse Theatre Company presents “Becky Shaw,” “the Pulitzer Prize finalist and smash hit by Obie Award winning playwright Gina Gionfriddo. In what The New York Times calls ‘a comedy of bad manners,’ a woman fixes up her romantically challenged best friend with her husband’s mysterious co-worker. The date goes horribly awry, forcing the matchmakers to examine their own relationship and leading the daters to an emotional detente.”

Written by Gina Gionfriddo, directed by James Herrera.

Tickets are $22 student/senior $20. The Maine Premiere of “Becky Shaw” marks the first time Mad Horse Theatre Company has produced a work by Gionfriddo. It also marks the directorial debut of company member James Herrera, who jumped at the chance to helm a cast made up entirely of Mad Horse Theatre Company members. According to Herrera, the cast made his transition from actor to director easier than it could have been. Thursday, 7:30 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m. Lucid Stage. http:// madhorse.com/gallery/show/becky_shaw.php

Saturday, Feb. 4 Race Up Boston Place 8 a.m. On-site registration at One Boston Place begins for the Race Up Boston Place. Registration fee is $50 in addition to the $100 fundraising minimum. “In 2009 and 2010, the Local 740 Portland Fire Department returned to Maine with the Race Up Boston Place firefighter trophy in tow. In 2011, the guys were defeated by the Needham Fire Department, by a mere 18 seconds.” Next year, the Portland team will be back. “The race to the top this coming February is sure to be exciting. The 2012 Race Up Boston Place stairclimb will be held on Feb. 4 at One Boston Place in the Mellon Financial Building. Sponsors for the event include: CB Richard Ellis, Aeropoint Security Enterprises, WZLX 100.7, Mix 104.1, Captivate Network, Boston Magazine, and Whole Foods Market. All participants are responsible for a $35 registration fee as well as a $100 fundraising minimum. All proceeds benefit lung disease research, advocacy and programs as well as anti-tobacco and clean air initiatives in Massachusetts. Visit www.climbofyourlife.org for more information.

Year of the Dragon 10:30 a.m. The Chinese and American Friendship Association of Maine will ring in the Year of the Dragon at its new venue, the Westbrook Performing Arts Center, 471 Stroudwater Street, Westbrook, starting at 10:30 a.m. The new venue has a huge auditorium and plenty of parking.

As usual, at 11 a.m., the CAFAM Chinese School students’ Chinese dance program will highlight the festivities. The Riverview Foundation will present lively martial arts demonstrations. There will be lots of children’s activities including several tables with fun arts and crafts as well as face painting. Adults can enjoy a panel discussion, featuring Eliot Cutler, on the mutual importance of China and America today. Maine author Susan Conley will read from her new book Foremost Good Fortune and will do a book signing. You can learn to play Mah Jong and attend Chinese cooking demonstrations, Yummy Chinese food provided

by BubbleMainea and dumplings by the Chinese School.

Vendors will be selling craft items from China and books related to China. Admission: Adults $6, Children under 12 $4, Children 2 and under free. CAFAM members: Adults $4, Children $3. Family: $20. Go to www.cafammaine.org.

Adoptable dogs in Scarborough 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Join the Animal Welfare Society Mobile Adoption Team and visit with some adoptable canines at the Pet Quarters, 486 Payne Road, Scarborough. For more information, call Animal Welfare Society at 985-3244 (www. animalwelfaresociety.org) or Pet Quarters at 885-5005.

‘Puss ‘n Boots’ 11 a.m. This winter, Acorn Productions’ “Fairy Tale Players,” an ensemble of children, teens and adults who have studied at the Acorn Acting Academy, continues its third season of productions with Producing Director Michael Levine’s adaptation of “Puss ‘n Boots.” “The production is suitable for audiences of all ages, and centers around the story of a clever cat who helps her mistress win the love of a prince by pretending to be the Marquis de Carrabas.

Along the way, we meet a crazy cast of characters including spoiled sisters, a foolish hare, and a lonely ogre. Acorn’s comedic version of the well-known fairy tale is directed by Karen Ball, and the script includes references to King Lear and the Occupy Wall Street Movement for the more sophisticated audience members. There are eight actors ranging in age from 9 to 17 in the show, which runs from Jan. 28 to Feb. 12 in the Acorn Studio Theater in Westbrook.” Saturday, Feb. 4 at 11 a.m.; Sunday, Feb. 5 at 2 p.m.; Saturday, Feb. 11 at 11 a.m.; Sunday, Feb. 12 at 2 p.m. Acorn Studio Theater, Dana Warp Mill, 90 Bridge St., Westbrook. Admission: $8 adults; $6 kids 12 and under. FMI: www.acorn-productions.org or 854-0065.

13th Annual Sleigh Day in N. Yarmouth noon to 3 p.m. Skyline Farm hosts its 13th Annual Sleigh Day, in conjunction with its new exhibit, “Winter Transportation: From Horse to Horseless.” The cost is $8, or $30/ family, which includes a sleigh ride given by J. L. Gray & Son of Monmouth and his pair of Percherons. The event is free for Skyline Farm members, sleigh drivers, and children ages 5 and under. Storm date is Sunday, Feb. 5. For more information, call Lynn at 899-5837 or Pam at 829-5708. Skyline Farm, a nonprofit organization, is located at 95 The Lane, North Yarmouth.

Dan Zanes and Friends 1 p.m. Dan Zanes and Friends Family Series presented by Portland Ovations at Hannaford Hall, University of Southern Maine. This show is sold out. “Dan Zanes & Friends create fun-filled, rockin’ interactive dance parties wherever they go, performing exuberant, handmade 21st-century music that transcends language, genre, and age.”

Valentine’s Day with the Rat Pack 7 p.m. Anthony’s Dinner Theater and Cabaret presents a Valentine’s Day show, “A Tribute to the Rat Pack.” $39.95 per person includes free rose for every lady plus five-course dinner. Show starts at 7 p.m. Call 221-2267 for reservations.

Free parking, handicap accessible. www.anthonysdinnertheater.com

‘Next Fall’ by Good Theater 7:30 p.m. “Next Fall” by Geoffrey Nauffts, Jan. 25 to Feb. 19. “Good Theater presents the Maine premiere of this recent Best Play Tony Award nominee. A charming, funny and touching play about life and love from one of the writers of the hit TV series, Brothers & Sisters.”

Directed by Brian P. Allen and starring Joe Bearor, Rob Cameron, Matt Delamater, Moira Driscoll Abbie Killeen and Tony Reilly. St Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St. Wednesdays 7 p.m. ($15), Thursdays 7 p.m. ($20), Fridays 7:30 p.m. ($20), Saturday 7:30 p.m. ($25), Sundays 2 p.m. ($25) with a special added matinee on Saturday, Feb. 11, 3 p.m. ($20). Reservations and information call 885-5883. Presented by Good Theater, a professional theater; the theater is in residence at the St. Lawrence Arts Center. www.goodtheater.com

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Campaigning in Maine

‘Clean energy’ initiative fails to make fall ballot; LePage, PAC raise concerns

BY DAVID CARKHUFF THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul meets with supporters exiting the Alfred Town Hall after he spoke before a capacity crowd of 200 gathered there Saturday. After meeting with the people leaving, Paul spoke with the enthusiastic crowd that waited outside after being turned away at the door due to lack of space in the hall. (JEFFREY S. SPOFFORD PHOTO)

Maine Citizens for Clean Energy reported Monday that signature gatherers do not appear to have enough signatures to qualify a "clean energy" ballot initiative for the November 2012 ballot, but that they will pursue a ballot measure in 2013.

Maine Citizens for Clean Energy canceled a press conference at the State House, noting the uncertainty.

“Over the weekend, we discovered that we had fewer signatures than we anticipated.

We are working to account for the signatures coming back from town clerks and will make a decision today about whether to proceed this year, or to continue our signature gathering efforts with the goal of being on the ballot in 2013,” said Maine Citizens for Clean Energy Spokesman David Farmer in a press release.

“Going for the 2012 ballot was always a race against the clock," Farmer said. "Despite the incredible enthusiasm from the public and from hundreds of campaign volunteers, the clock was just a little too fast for us to hit the deadline for the 2012 ballot."

Ultimately, the group decided it couldn't meet Monday's deadline and decided to defer an initiative to next year.

"The initiative would ensure 20 percent of Maine’s electricity will come from new, renewable energy sources and require utilities to invest in energy efficiency whenever it would reduce energy costs for ratepayers," according to the group.

A political action committee called Stop

Taking Our Paychecks, or STOP, filed paperwork with state election authorities, signaling its intent to defeat the measure, saying the initiative would "raise electricity prices for Maine consumers."

"Even before this referendum, Maine’s Renewable Mandate is already the highest in the nation," the political action committee reported.

STOP’s organizer and spokesperson Chris O’Neil called the referendum proposal "misguided, driven by ideology, dubious economic analysis, and the desire of certain energy developers to profit at the expense of Maine’s ratepayers."

Maine Gov. Paul LePage also spoke out against the referendum, stating in a press release Monday, "I have spoken out in opposition of this measure citing estimates that this mandate would increase costs on Maine ratepayers by $44-$80 million. I do not support Augusta being in the business of increasing costs on Maine ratepayers to pad the pockets of special interest groups.”

Advocates of the ballot measure said studies completed in recent weeks “indicated that the initiative would create thousands of jobs, reduce energy costs and decrease Maine’s dependence on imported fossil fuels.”

To qualify an initiative for November 2012 ballot, Maine Citizens for Clean Energy needed to have at least 57,277 signatures verified by the Secretary of State’s Office Monday.

Signatures must go through a two-step process to be counted. They must first be verified by town and city clerks and then certified by the Secretary of State, the group noted.